Pipe falls on construction worker near Southern Boulevard Bridge

Bingham Island is filled with construction equipment as work progresses on the $93 million replacement of the Southern Boulevard Bridges over the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Worth Lagoon on June 26, 2017. A temporary bridge is being built north of the existing bridge before construction on the new drawbridge begins. The project is due to be completed in late 2020. (Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

UPDATE: The injured worker was not involved with the Southern Boulevard Bridge replacement, according to a spokesperson for that project. The worker was employed by contractor for the City of West Palm Beach, doing maintenance on a water main east of the tide relief bridge.

Original story:

A worker at the Southern Boulevard Bridge construction site was taken by Palm Beach Fire Rescue to St. Mary’s Medical Center this afternoon after a pipe fell on him, Fire Rescue spokesman Sean Baker said.

The emergency call was made at 2:16 p.m. No further information was available.

The Florida Department of Transportation announced in March that work had begun on the $93 million Southern Boulevard Bridge replacement project. Early work involves installing the temporary bridge just north of the main span.